The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program produces monthly and annual employment, unemployment, and labor force data for Census regions and divisions, States, counties, metropolitan areas, and many cities, by place of residence. More »

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Next Releases:

The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment data for March 2015 are
scheduled to be released on April 21, 2015, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for February 2015 are
scheduled to be released on April 08, 2015, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

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Regional and State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly)

March 27, 2015

In February, 26 states had over-the-month unemployment rate decreases, 6 states and the
District of Columbia had increases, and 18 states had no change. Nonfarm payroll employment
increased in 36 states and the District, decreased in 13 states, and was unchanged in Wyoming. More »

Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment (Monthly)

March 20, 2015

Jobless rates were lower in January than a year earlier
in 339 of the 387 metropolitan areas, higher in 38, and
unchanged in 10. Nonfarm payroll employment was up in
357 metropolitan areas over the year, down in 25, and
unchanged in 5. More »

Annual

Regional and State Unemployment

March 4, 2015

Annual average unemployment rates in 2014 declined in all 50 states and the
District of Columbia. Employment-population ratios increased in 35 states
and the District, decreased in 12 states, and were unchanged in 3 states.
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Other BLS Programs

Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment—subnational demographic labor force data from the Current Population Survey. This includes data for census regions and divisions; the 50 States and the District of Columbia; and 54 large metropolitan areas, 22 metropolitan divisions, and 41 cities.